News and articles about Yorkville high school sports, from Kendall County Now
Jasiah Watson had a monster game with 253 yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries, powering Oswego East past previously undefeated Yorkville 28-17 in the Southwest Prairie West game.
Oswego East hosted Yorkville Friday night in high School football action.
Oswego East scored two goals in a 29-second span to break a tie with less than eight minutes remaining and beat visiting Yorkville 3-1 for the 200th win in program history.
After four scoreless quarters, Yorkville outlasted Oswego in overtime of Thursday's IHSA Kankakee Regional title game, walking off with a 2-1 win for the program's first-ever regional championship.
Yorkville emerged victorious in a 2-1 overtime victory over Oswego in the IHSA Kankakee Regional championship game on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
Get ready for Week 7 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.
Downers Grove North's Philip Cupial and Sandwich's Sunny Weber both defended their individual titles at the Twilight Invite cross country meet, Cupial leading the Trojans to the team title while Batavia used a late surge to win the girls team title in Geneva.
Yorkville closed out Tuesday's IHSA Kankakee Regional semifinal game on a 20-0 run to beat the host Kays 26-13 and advance to Thursday's regional title game.
Yorkville secured a 26-13 victory over Kankakee in the IHSA Kankakee Regional on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.
Sandwick senior Nick Michalek is on pace for his third 1,000-yard season – and possibly becoming the program's career rushing leader – after a huge game against Richmond-Burton. That, plus more on Oswego East, Yorkville and Oswego in Joshua Welge's football notes.
There are only three weeks left to earn a spot in the playoffs, and there are plenty of Kendall County area football teams still battling to get in. Here are where teams stand heading into Week 7.
Get ready for Week 6 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.
Oswego East senior Zach Johnson shot a 3-under par 68 for second place individually, and the Wolves as a team placed second at the Class 3A Plainfield Central Regional to advance to sectionals. Oswego advanced with a third-place finish and Plainfield North qualified for golfers.
Yorkville senior linebacker Caleb Viscogliosi, playing alongside young brother Dillon for the first time since 9U football, is a key part of a Foxes' defense that has helped lead the team to a 5-0 start. That, plus notes on Sandwich and Plano in Josh Welge's football notebook.
Jack Beetham threw a touchdown and ran for one as the Foxes won at Oswego 16-6 in a matchup of unbeatens to extend their best start since 2019
Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.
Oswego Co-Op sophomore Alli Wiertel shot a 4-under par 68 for an 11-shot victory at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet on Wednesday at Blackberry Oaks, leading her team to a 25-stroke win over runner-up Plainfield North with Plainfield East third.
Oswego East took home the Southwest Prairie Conference Championship in boys golf on Wednesday while senior Zach Johnson was the conference MVP and finished first at the conference meet.
Yorkville junior Camryn Carter picked up a block, two kills and two service points down the stretch to lead the Foxes to a Southwest Prairie Conference win at Oswego on Tuesday.
How Zamarion Taylor helped Oswego East continue its 4-0 start with a huge return game last Friday, Oswego's defense keeps humming with a coaching tweak, Yorkville junior running back emerges in last two weeks and more in Joshua Welge's football notebook.
Jayden Ruth took a screen pass for a 48-yard touchdown, Gavin Geegan had a 34-yard TD run on Yorkville's first two drives, and the Foxes rode that fast start and a smothering defense past Plainfield East 28-0.
The Yorkville football team made the trip to Plainfield Friday to take on Southwest Prairie conference foe Plainfield East.
Yorkville senior Kayla Kersting, who scored a touchdown in a win over Oswego and two touchdowns in a win over Hersey, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.
Get ready for Week 4 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.
Jack Beetham and Yorkville turned a frustrating night offensively into a fantastic finish, a late touchdown pass to TJ Harland for the game-winner against Minooka to stay unbeaten. That, Oswego East's belief, Oswego's defense and a Plano super sophomore in the football notebook.
Teams from Ottawa, Marmion, Burlington Central, Kaneland, Minooka, Streator, L-P, Hall, Dixon, Morris, and Yorkville all competed during the Pirate Invitational boys golf meet on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 at Deer Park Golf Club in Oglesby.
Plano and Newark volleyball were winners, Oswego Co-Op beat Yorkville girls golf in a dual meet, and Sandwich boys golf was a winner in Thursday's roundup.
Brooke Ekwinski threw two touchdown passes in Yorkville flag football's win over Oswego, Yorkville volleyball rallied past Metea Valley and Sandwich, Plano and Oswego East boys golf won dual meets in Wednesday's roundup.
Get ready for Week 3 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Mariano Velasco showed up at Oswego all of 5-foot-5, 120 pounds – but he always competed. A growth spurt hit and now the senior is a huge part of Oswego's 2-0 start playing both ways. That, plus notes on Oswego East, Yorkville, Sandwich and Plano in Josh Welge's football notes.
Yorkville senior quarterback Jack Beetham threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for a score, and the Foxes scored TDs on their first three drives of the second half to pull away from a halftime tie to beat visiting Joliet West 27-13
The Yorkville High School football team hosted Joliet West Friday night in an early season conference matchup.
Alli Wiertel shot a 34 to lead Oswego co-op girls golf to a dual meet win, Oswego East flag football recorded its first-ever shutout, Yorkville's Molly Martinez earned medalist honors and Newark and Plano volleyball and Yorkville tennis were winners in Thursday's roundup.
Yorkville senior Carter Humbers, who shot rounds of 37 and 37 to help lead the Foxes to four wins in two SPC triangular matches, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.
Get ready for Week 2 with previews and picks for all the football games from around Kendall County.
Yorkville sophomore Jayden Ruth makes a game-saving interception in his varsity debut, Sandwich's depth on defense tested in Week 1 loss and Oswego East's fast start in season opener in Joshua Welge's Kendall County football notebook.
The 2025 girls tennis season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
The 2025 girls flag football season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
The Sycamore and Yorkville boys soccer teams met Thursday in the Barb Cup tournament in DeKalb.
The 2025 boys cross country season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
The 2025 girls cross country season is underway. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Here are previews and picks for all the Week 1 football games around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
The 2025 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Plano volleyball rallied past Sandwich in three sets in the season-opening match for both teams and Newark volleyball also won its season opener on Monday while Yorkville came up short.
The 2025 girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.
The girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are five players to watch in the Record Newspapers coverage area.
Can Oswego keep it rolling while basically starting from scratch? Can Newark keep two long streaks going? Can ex-Newark coach Tonya Grayson bring her track record of success to Parkview Christian? Here are five storylines to watch in Kendall County volleyball for 2025.
Here is a look at the Southwest Prairie Conference
Yorkville tennis breezed to a 7-0 win over Kaneland on Thursday.
Speed and quickness. Sure, TJ Harland has those skills in spades like any prototypical tailback. But what really excites the Yorkville senior? It’s blocking. “I love the physicality." Harland will be key as the Foxes aim to return to the playoffs this fall.